Joel elam



UNITED 1 STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOEL ELAM, THOMAS P. ELAM7 AND JOHN A. ELAM, OE GREENVILLE, ILL.

SULKY-PLOW.

SPECIFICATION'` forming part of Letters Patent No. 224,820, dated February 24, 1880.

\ Application filed April 25, 1879.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that we, JOEL ELAM, THOMAS PEROIVAL ELAM, and JOHN ANDERSON ELAM, of Greenville, in the county of Bond and State of Illinois, have in vented certain new and usc- Corresponding parts in the several figures are denoted by like letters of reference.

This invention relates to sulky-plows; and it consists in certain improvements in the construction ofthe same, which will be hereinafter fully described, and particularly pointed out in the claim.

.In the drawings, A is the axle, which is provided with two downwardly-projecting arms, B O, which are at an angle of about sixty or sixty-live degrees to each other, more or less, as may be desired. The arm B terminates in a spindle, D, carrying the wheel E, and to the -lower end of the arm O is pivoted a crankarm, F, carrying upon a spindle, G,.the wheel H. The crank-arm F is adjustable to the arm G by a Strap, I, so that the wheel H may be raised or lowered when necessary. The tongue J projects forwardly from the axle and is secured by a brace, K.

L is a bail pivoted upon the spindle D,from which it projects in a forward direction. The

beam M of the plow N is pivoted upon the front end of said bail, the land-side O of the 'strap l may be adjusted or detached, so as to raise the wheel H temporarily for this purpose. This invention is Simple in construction, durable, and cheap.

Having thus described our invention, we claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States- The combination ofthe axle A, having downwardly-projecting arms B C, placed at an angle of about Sixty or sixty-five degrees to each other, tongue J, brace K, connecting the tongue with the rearward-extending arm B, bail L, hinged upon the spindle of arm B, plow M N, pivoted upon the forward end of said hail, furrow-wheel E, and adjustable transportingwheel H, all arranged and operating Substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing as our own we have hereto affixed our signatures in presence of two witnesses.

JOEL ELAM. THOMAS PEROIVAL ELAM. JOHN ANDERSON ELAM.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM S. SMITH, M. N. DENNY. 

